Jazz Cafe Shows through Feb 9
San Pedro & Escazu locations. more

Costa Rica Live Music Feb 3
Cultura Profética: Puerto Rican reggae band, 8 p.m., Club Vértigo, Centro Colón, Paseo Colón, San Jose

Elton John Costa Rica Concert Feb. 3
Costa Rica event at 8 p.m., Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, Tibas, 2206-7770.

Costa Rica Shows Feb 4
Enamorate de tu ciudad, Arts, cultural and educational shows and classes, urban sports, handicraft exhibits, 10 a.m., Parque España, Parque Morazán, Jardín de Paz, Parque La Merced.

American Football Feb. 4
American Football Federation of C.R. (FEFACR) 2012 Game Week No. 1, Rhynos vs. Santa Ana Bulldogs, 2 p.m.; Toros (Bulls) vs. Cartago Dragons, 7 p.m., Cuty Monge Stadium, Desamparados, www.fefacr.org.

Colaborarte Art Exhibit opens Feb. 4
Inaugural art exhibit featuring art by locals and travelers, 6-9 p.m., Esterillos Oeste, across from Super Sol.

Costa Rica 2012 Mascot Championship Feb. 5
Costa Rica event With more than 25 costumed characters, 10 a.m., Children’s Museum.

International Extreme Sport Festival through Feb. 5
1,000 international athletes. more

Nosara Wildlife Rescue Fundraiser Feb. 3
4th Annual Nosara Wildlife Rescue Fundraiser and Auction. more

Inauguration of the Costa Rica College Feb 5
As well as the new Culture Ministry space dedicated to literature inside the Atlantic Train Station. more 

Costa Ricai's Suzuki Fest 2011 Feb. 6-11
Costa Rica event With special guest U.S. violinist Brian Lewis, classes, closing concert, Lincoln School, Santo Domingo de Heredia, register at 2285-5636.

Bien de Tango Feb 7
Argentine group presents history of popular Argentine dance, from tango to contemporary, 8 p.m., Melico Salazar Theater, 2207-2025.

Costa Rica Art City Tour Feb 8
Free tour of San José museums and galleries, 4:30-9 p.m..

Costa Rica Art Exhibit Nicoya Peninsula
2012 Chunches de Mar Exhibit, Art made with beach waste from Romelia Wildlife Refuge on Nicoya Peninsula, opens Feb. 9, 7 p.m., National Gallery, Children’s Museum

Costa Rica Gallery Exhibit through Feb 23
María Alicia Rodríguez, “Elementos Vitales,” mixed media, Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, CCCN, La Sabana.

Costa Rica Exhibit through Feb 24
Luis Paulino Delgado, Retrospective, engravings and paintings, Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, CCCN, Barrio Dent.

Costa Rica Kid's Workshop Feb. 1-3
Mosaic and Glass Design Workshop for kids ages 5-12, National Gallery, Children’s Museum, register at 2258-4929, ext. 131, 146

Costa Rica's International Extreme Sport Festival Feb. 2-5
1,000 international athletes, skateboard, wakeboard, more

Costa Rica Exhibit 
Linda Moskalyk, Canadian artist, environmental themes, with work by artist’s students in Costa Rica and Canada, 7 p.m., National Gallery, Children’s Museum.